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Godfrey Evans

Thomas Godfrey Evans

Born: 18 August 1920, Finchley, Middlesex
Died: 3 May 1999, Northampton
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Godfrey Evans
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: England v India at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1946
Last Test:
England v India at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1959

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1951
Awarded CBE for service to cricket
First wicketkeeper to 200 Test dismissals
First Englishman to 1000 runs and 100 dismissals
First player to 2000 runs and 200 dismissals

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   91  133  14  2439  104   20.49   2   8  173  46

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1939 - 1967)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  465  753  52 14882  144   21.22   7  62  816 250

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               286    2   245    2 122.50  2-50    0   0 143.0  5.13

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                 0    -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Godfrey Evans was England's first choice wicket-keeper for over a decade playing 91 Tests, one of the series of great Kent 'keepers to represent their country. He debuted for Kent in 1939, but then missed much cricket due to the war. His technique was impeccable, both standing up and back, and his enthusiasm, courage, and unflagging energy made him one of the finest wicket-keepers of his or any time. He had superb reactions, and this, combined with his natural athletic ability, allowed him to make some astonishing catches, diving full length down the leg side to quick bowlers, and sometimes diving well in front of the popping crease to take bat-pad catches from spinners. At the County level, he regularly kept to Doug Wright, whose quickish leg breaks beat the bat frequently, and would challenge all but the best. He habitually stood up to Alec Bedser, a feat few would attempt with the ball seaming and swinging at fast-medium pace. Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote of him : "Of stocky build and a quicksilver character. his darting movements flowed from his natural exurberance, and he made acrobatic catches that few others, and certainly no other contemporary could have reached." He was an enterprising and attractive lower order bat, with a Test hundred to his name. Excellent footwork combined with a good eye allowed him to improvise to great effect but he could defend stubbornly when needed. Uncharacteristically he for many years held a slow scoring record, taking 95 minutes to get off the mark in a test against Australia in 1947. His courage was never in doubt, and was amply demonstrated in 1955 in the Old Trafford Test against South Africa. He broke a finger in two places when keeping in the first innings, but not only continued behind the stumps, but all but saved the match by scoring 36 out of a 49 run last wicket stand, using just one hand for defensive shots. He remained much involved in cricket after his retirement, acting as an adviser to bookmakers, as well as running a pub (DL 1999).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 07:25:30 GMT


 
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